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Show Salina SunGunnison Valley News Wednesday. March 17. 1999 Page 5 UDWA elects new president What if you could halt At the annual state dairy convention on March 5, 1999, the Utah Dairy devastating gum disease by Womens Association inaugurated a new president and elected three women taking a pill? Well, you can. The FDA has approved a drug called to the board of directors. Periostat that is the first ever Anna Barlow, who previously served as vice president, was condeveloped to fight the leading cause of tooth loss. Scientists firmed as president. She will also rephave resent the interests of dairy women as long known that bacteria cause a member of the Dairy Farmers of Utah gum disease, but researchNew York accidentally ers in board. executive Barlow, her husband, that germs arent the discovered Gordon Barlow, and their seven chilwhole problem. It turns out that the mouth reacts to plaque-causinbacteria with inflammation that literally breaks down the gums and, eventually, the bones that hold teeth in place. Periostat suppresses the enzyme responsible for that breakup and so slows down the disease process. People still need to use a dren, live on a dairy in Lewiston. In additional business, Vicky Bastian, of Sigurd, Utah, and Becky Smith, of Lewiston, Utah, were elected to serve on the board. Nadeane Anderto the son, of Lindon, was board. Board members serve a two-yefor an term and can be additional term. Diana Wamick, of Pleasant Grove, is the immediate past president and will now serve as director at large. The Dairy Womens Association, which represents nearly 450 women in the dairy industry throughout Utah, is responsible for coordinating the state Dairy Princess Scholarship program, promoting the dairy industry and providing nutrition education in area schools. g ar (left to right) Trent Bown, Jed and Greg Bartholomew, Jared Mellor, Mahonri Sorensen, and Jake Mellor shared an Eagle Court of Honor. Six Fayette Scouts receive Eagle rank at Court of Honor At a Court of Honor, on Sunday evening, March 7,h, six Fayette Scouts had fulfilled the necessary 50 hours of a service project to receive the rank of Eagle. Each scout organized their project and the assistance of other scouts or family members. All of their fathers were in the Eagles Nest to welcome the new Eagles. Bishop Richard Harrop spoke to the youth about the advantages of striving to earn this Trent Bown, son of Bob and Janice Bown, built twopicnic tables and a fire pit at the Fayette Spring; Jed and Greg Bartholomew, sons of Scott and Lila Bartholomew, worked on the Fayette Tennis Court, basketball backboards, and cement work; Jared Mellor, son of Randy and Tracy Mellor, built a chainlink fence on the eastside of Fayette Cemetery ; Mahonri Sorensen, son ot Kim and Luann Sorensen, cut down large trees on 2nd East and 2nd award. North for visual safety for drivers; and Jake Mellor, also a son of Randy and Tracy Mellor, made permanent cement The American Association of headstones for 23 graves at the Fayette Neurological Surgeons says it has found a direct link between Cemetery. Cecil and Loma Bown did the re- smoking and the development and search to locate the original plots. subsequent rupture' of aneurysms. An aneurysm is an abnormal Thanks, Cecil and Loma, and the Scout of a blood vessel that can ballooning Leaders: Bart Brown, Kim Sorensen, lead to rupture and hemorrhage. Trent Taylor and James Willmore, and The associaUon study says the link all the parents. And a special thanks to between smoKing ana aneurysms all the past Scout leaders who helped appears to be independent of other them achieve Eagle Rank. risk factors. program of regular brushing, flossing, and professional care. Lavra Asrsfica: Reduces thatch, loosens heavy soils, water soaks deeper, roots spread and breathe, fertilizer is more efficient. Csi losr if Fin Is 2ss liriis. Fertilizer is availablel A re you stumped on how to get rid of them? Have them turned into a pile of sawdust by grinding them out! machine is small enough to fit through backyard gates and fences. TlSi Stumps: To cat rid cl trsa stomps, ox fsx a busts fessSlry Iswa, call Lynn Fichctt 52G-B27- S Ommlssa "ST" New Orem VA Clinic will broaden Veterans H i access to medical care K 1 i ? The Department of ease, and preventive care, such as viVeterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center sion or cholesterol screening, Floyd in Salt Lake City is establishing a new said. No new tax dollars have been community-base- d outpatient clinic in used to establish these new community-outpatient clinics in Utah Orem, UT improving accessibility to based and health care for veterans living along Wyopung, he added., the southern end of the Wasatch Front. Today sclmicannouncement marks the culmination of a comprehensive The new Clinic is located at 740 West 800 North, Suite 440, Fourth Floor, planning effort by the VA Medical Center and the VAs Integrated SerOrem, Utah 84057. The new clinic, opening March 10, vice Network (VISN 9) in partnership 1999, brings to seven the total number with local veterans, labor organizations, of outpatient clinics in Utah, southeast and Congressional interests to find the Idaho and southwest Wyoming cur- best balance of ways to provide health rently operated by the VA Medical care. This is part of a general expansion Center in Salt Lake City. These clinics of VA outpatient services through a rein Utah and Wyoming are part of a engineering of the VA medical system nationwide effort by the VA to improve to make high-quity health care availto able closer homes. This veterans access to health care by veterans. Apin been made posexpansion has, part, proximately 600 VAcommunity-base- d in sible other at the areas by savings outpatient clinics are now in operation VA Lake Center. Medical Salt or in the process of being activated The VA Medical Center in Salt Lake across the country. closed 152, or 52 percent, of its has VA is committed to providing care care hospital beds since 1994 acute for veterans in the most clinically apa with corresponding decrease of appropriate setting. These new clinics symbolize the VAs transition to an proximately 2000 inpatient admissions organization that provides a truly coor- per year. Over the same period, outpadinated continuum of care grounded in tient visits have risen by 47 to a total of approximately 226,000clinic visits in ambulatory and primary care, VA 1998. Medical Center Director James R. Floyd The Clinics phone number is (801) said. Hours of operation for the The Orem VA clinic will be offering VA Community Based Outpaa broad mnge of general medical ser- Orem vices suv.fi as management of diabetes, tient Clinic are 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., hypertension or coronary artery dis Mondays through Fridays. 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